Finnish President Alexander Stubb said "real progress" had been made at today’s talks in Oslo involving US representatives.

US President Donald Trump believes Ukraine, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy personally, must want to reach a deal with Russia to end the war. Otherwise, he says, the situation will get worse, and things will be "very bad".

A total of 229 combat engagements have taken place since the beginning of the day.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia would see what US presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner propose, but there would be no political concessions.

On the afternoon of 20 October 2026, the enemy continues to attack the territory of Kyiv with strike drones. The impact of the attacks has been reported in the capital’s Holosiivskyi district.

On the evening of October 20, Russian forces attacked transport infrastructure in Chernihiv with a drone.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is discussing a possible second term and calling for at least a 60-day truce to prepare for elections.

Troops from the RX LOST unit of the 102nd Separate Territorial Defence Brigade intercepted and destroyed 10 Russian UAVs in a single night.

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has not declared a state of emergency in the energy sector, heating supply or any other sector.

Ukraine is currently receiving intelligence from the US, including through the early warning system for Russian ballistic missile attacks. Kyiv expects full Starlink functionality to be restored within 48 hours.

Drone operators from the 53rd Separate Mechanised Brigade hit 13 Russian artillery pieces over the course of a month, completely destroying five of them.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is discussing various ceasefire formats to achieve de-escalation and end the war, but the Russian leadership rejected a proposal to halt mutual strikes on the most sensitive energy facilities.

On Wednesday, October 21, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to St. Petersburg to meet with the Russian leadership.

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has extended emergency measures in the energy sector to heating and water supply, as well as electronic communications networks, internet services and data centres.

On the evening of October 20, Russian forces attacked the "Epitsentr" shopping centre in Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv region, with a drone.

Law enforcement officers in Kyiv have served a notice of suspicion on a man who opened fire at the Pecherskyi Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS) on October 19, injuring three police officers and three servicemen.

On the evening of October 20, Russian forces attacked a municipal bus in Zaporizhzhia with an FPV drone.

In the Vinnytsia region, a fire broke out at a critical infrastructure site as a result of a Russian attack.

Pina Picerno, Vice-President of the European Parliament, has gone on a hunger strike to draw international attention to the humanitarian crisis in the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region. She is calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

Drone operators from the 100th Separate Mechanised Brigade carried out a precision strike on a Russian occupier who was trying to escape a Ukrainian drone on his knees.